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Jesus was born years earlier than thought, claims Pope
Telegraph UK ^

Posted on 11/21/2012 8:45:16 AM PST by Perdogg

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1 posted on 11/21/2012 8:45:21 AM PST by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg
Even if true ... why bring it up?

Jesus and Christianity are already under attack, why add doubt to the mix.

Stupid move.

2 posted on 11/21/2012 8:48:00 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: knarf

This isn’t exactly news. It’s well known that Herod didn’t rule in year 1 AD.


3 posted on 11/21/2012 8:49:33 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: Perdogg

Well...if IL PAPA says so, it MUST be true. ex cathedra and all that bul.


4 posted on 11/21/2012 8:52:21 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Bread and Circuses; Everyone to the Coliseum!)
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To: SoothingDave
I never gave it much thought.

I believe Jesus is (and was), is the Son of God, And His birth, though miraculous through a virgin, can't compare to His resurrection.

THAT'S the highlight and crux of Christianity.

5 posted on 11/21/2012 8:52:51 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Perdogg

Jesus was probably not born on December 25 either.

Though Christians had adopted that date by A.D. 336, Christ was born “when shepherds watched their flocks by night.” In other words, most likely in the spring. And no, He wasn’t born in the year A.D.

The Bible tells us that Herod the Great ruled Palestine when Jesus was born, and Herod died in 4 B.C.—so Jesus had to have been born not long before that.

Yep, Blame Dionysiuys Exiguus for this one—he’s the sixth century monk who came up with the idea of splitting history into A.D. and B.C. He just chose the wrong date to do so, that’s all.


6 posted on 11/21/2012 8:54:06 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

RE: Well...if IL PAPA says so, it MUST be true. ex cathedra and all that bul.

IL PAPA was not speaking ex-cathedra on this issue.


7 posted on 11/21/2012 8:55:00 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Tekll that to sheeple.


8 posted on 11/21/2012 8:56:08 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Bread and Circuses; Everyone to the Coliseum!)
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To: SoothingDave

but what about my authentic Roman coin from Jerusalem with a mint date of “2 BC” on it? Does this mean it should have been given a date of 1 AD?


9 posted on 11/21/2012 9:01:00 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Perdogg

Does this mean I am 5 years older than I thought I was?


10 posted on 11/21/2012 9:02:04 AM PST by bunkerhill7 (yup)
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To: knarf
Even if true ... why bring it up? Jesus and Christianity are already under attack, why add doubt to the mix.

You're right... The Church certainly shouldn't be encouraging intelligent, evidence-based discourse, curiosity, the study of historical records, or the exercise of our facilty of reasoning.

Instead, they should have hushed it up... maybe gotten rid of or otherwise silenced those already "in the know." The Church was always good at that.

Regards,

11 posted on 11/21/2012 9:02:10 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Perdogg

Whaaaaa?????

Next, they will be telling us He wasn’t born on December 25.

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12 posted on 11/21/2012 9:02:24 AM PST by TomGuy
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It’s amazing to me, of those who call themselves Christians or Messianic Jews, few have a clue of his actual date of birth or even crucifixion.

Many would be shocked to learn what they're really celebrating each Christmas and Easter!

Yeshua (Jesus isn't a Hebrew word) was born on Tishri 15, 3999.

13 posted on 11/21/2012 9:03:40 AM PST by Errant
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"It's been surmised for a very long time that Jesus was born before 1AD so technically we may well be living in 2007 or 2008 or whatever - no one knows for sure."

So, maybe we have not even reached Y2K yet and that is why nothing happened back then with the computers! Gasp. It could happen any time now!! /s

14 posted on 11/21/2012 9:03:46 AM PST by mc5cents
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To: SeekAndFind

And isn’t calling a person Dennis “the Small” a sign of “heightist” discrimination? (joking)


15 posted on 11/21/2012 9:04:32 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: mc5cents

LOL!

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16 posted on 11/21/2012 9:07:11 AM PST by agere_contra ("Government creates nothing" - Romney, 2012)
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To: Perdogg

Typical mindless blather by a post-Vatican II pontiff.


17 posted on 11/21/2012 9:07:33 AM PST by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

The book is not an ex-cathedra pronouncement. This Pope is more inclined to make statements and books outside of his capacity as Pope than PJPII, for example. It is not bad, but it does confuse the media and people like you.


18 posted on 11/21/2012 9:07:49 AM PST by impimp
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
Do you understand the distinction between the Pope's ordinary speech or writing, like this, and ex cathedra pronouncements? It doesn't seem so.
19 posted on 11/21/2012 9:09:50 AM PST by ottbmare (The OTTB Mare)
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To: GreyFriar

“Dionysius Exiguus or in English Dennis the Small, “

Kucinich was alive back then?


20 posted on 11/21/2012 9:12:02 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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